{"id":441362,"date":"2026-10-31T11:40:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T11:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-january-26-2018-to-april-22-2018-at-37-5n-76-0e\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T11:40:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T11:40:30","slug":"heat-wave-occuring-from-january-26-2018-to-april-22-2018-at-37-5n-76-0e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-january-26-2018-to-april-22-2018-at-37-5n-76-0e\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat wave occuring from January 26 2018 to April 22 2018 at 37.5\u00b0N 76.0\u00b0E"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Download data: <a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018-Jan-26_to_2018-Apr-22_76.0_37.5.json\">JSON<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Event type: Heat wave<\/p>\n<p>Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Afghanistan<\/li>\n<li>Albania<\/li>\n<li>Algeria<\/li>\n<li>Armenia<\/li>\n<li>Azerbaijan<\/li>\n<li>Bahrain<\/li>\n<li>Benin<\/li>\n<li>Bulgaria<\/li>\n<li>Burkina Faso<\/li>\n<li>Burundi<\/li>\n<li>Cameroon<\/li>\n<li>Central African Republic<\/li>\n<li>Chad<\/li>\n<li>China<\/li>\n<li>Congo<\/li>\n<li>Congo DRC<\/li>\n<li>Cyprus<\/li>\n<li>C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire<\/li>\n<li>Djibouti<\/li>\n<li>Egypt<\/li>\n<li>Equatorial Guinea<\/li>\n<li>Eritrea<\/li>\n<li>Ethiopia<\/li>\n<li>Gabon<\/li>\n<li>Gambia<\/li>\n<li>Georgia<\/li>\n<li>Ghana<\/li>\n<li>Greece<\/li>\n<li>Guinea<\/li>\n<li>India<\/li>\n<li>Iran<\/li>\n<li>Iraq<\/li>\n<li>Israel<\/li>\n<li>Italy<\/li>\n<li>Japan<\/li>\n<li>Jordan<\/li>\n<li>Kazakhstan<\/li>\n<li>Kenya<\/li>\n<li>Kuwait<\/li>\n<li>Kyrgyzstan<\/li>\n<li>Lebanon<\/li>\n<li>Liberia<\/li>\n<li>Libya<\/li>\n<li>Malawi<\/li>\n<li>Mali<\/li>\n<li>Mauritania<\/li>\n<li>Mongolia<\/li>\n<li>Morocco<\/li>\n<li>Mozambique<\/li>\n<li>Myanmar<\/li>\n<li>Nepal<\/li>\n<li>Niger<\/li>\n<li>Nigeria<\/li>\n<li>North Korea<\/li>\n<li>North Macedonia<\/li>\n<li>Oman<\/li>\n<li>Pakistan<\/li>\n<li>Palestinian Territory<\/li>\n<li>Qatar<\/li>\n<li>Romania<\/li>\n<li>Russian Federation<\/li>\n<li>Rwanda<\/li>\n<li>Saudi Arabia<\/li>\n<li>Senegal<\/li>\n<li>Serbia<\/li>\n<li>Sierra Leone<\/li>\n<li>South Korea<\/li>\n<li>South Sudan<\/li>\n<li>Sudan<\/li>\n<li>Syria<\/li>\n<li>Tajikistan<\/li>\n<li>Tanzania<\/li>\n<li>Togo<\/li>\n<li>Tunisia<\/li>\n<li>Turkiye<\/li>\n<li>Turkmenistan<\/li>\n<li>Uganda<\/li>\n<li>Ukraine<\/li>\n<li>United Arab Emirates<\/li>\n<li>Uzbekistan<\/li>\n<li>Yemen<\/li>\n<li>Zambia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Duration: 87 days<\/p>\n<p>Time span: January 26 2018 to April 22 2018<\/p>\n<p>Statistics over entire affected area: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mean temperature anomaly: 5.8 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Mean temperature: 19.1 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature anomaly: 16.4 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature: 37.0 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Event center: 37.5\u00b0N 76.0\u00b0E<\/p>\n<p>Area affected: 44069739 km$^2$<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/extreme_weather_anomaly_map_2018-Jan-26_to_2018-Apr-22_76.0_37.5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-117\" src=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/extreme_weather_anomaly_map_2018-Jan-26_to_2018-Apr-22_76.0_37.5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><br clear=\"all\" \/>Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/extreme_weather_time_evo_2018-Jan-26_to_2018-Apr-22_76.0_37.5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-117\" src=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/extreme_weather_time_evo_2018-Jan-26_to_2018-Apr-22_76.0_37.5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><br \/><br clear=\"all\" \/>Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/evo_map_2018-Jan-26_to_2018-Apr-22_76.0_37.5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-117\" src=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/evo_map_2018-Jan-26_to_2018-Apr-22_76.0_37.5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><br \/><br clear=\"all\" \/>Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.<\/p>\n<p>Event ID: Heat_wave_2018-Jan-26_to_2018-Apr-22_76.0_37.5<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download data: JSON Event type: Heat wave Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference): Afghanistan Albania Algeria Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Benin Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Central African Republic Chad China Congo Congo DRC Cyprus C\u00f4te 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